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G. W. MANLOVE, J r. Wagon-Seat.

No. 226,765. Patented April 20,1880.

NFETERS. PNOT0-UTHOGRAPHER. WASHINGTON D C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. MANLOVE, JR., OF RUSHVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF OFHIS RIGHT TO FREDERIO E. BERRY, OF SAME PLACE.

WAGON-SEAT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 226,765, dated April20, 1880.

Application filed February 20, 1880.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. ll/IANLOVE, J12, of Rushville, in thecounty of Schuyler and State of Illinois, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Wagon- Seats; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains tomake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure 1 is aperspective view of a wagonseat embodying my improvement. Fig. 2 isaside elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of thecast-iron seatbrackets detached; and Fig. 4 is a cross-section takenthrough the line indicated by w m in Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to spring-seats for wagons; and it consists inan improved construction and arrangement of parts of the seat and itssprings, substantially as hereinafter more fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, A is the seat, and B its back, both of which are ofwood and of any suitable size.

The ends 0 O of the seat are of cast-iron, and are made with flanges ab, which receive and support, respectively, the ends of seat A and itsback B.

Triangular webs of iron 0 unite the forward end of each of the endpieces, G, with the forward end of its bottom flange, a, so as to form asolid front corner at each end of the seat.

- The bottom flange, a, is slotted longitudinally, as shown at d, toreceive bolts e e, the lower threaded ends of which are inserted throughperforations f fin the elliptical side springs, D, and provided withnuts g g, so that the said nutted bolts 6 serve the double purpose ofuniting the seat-bottom A to its ends 0 O, and again secure said endsupon their springs D D. The slot d in each of said end pieces, 0, shouldbe of such length as to allow for difference of position of the holes ffin the spring, which are not always the same distance apart, and theslotted part of flange a should also be of a width corresponding to or alittle wider than that of the spring, so as to serve as a bolster forthe upper side of this, and thus dispense with separate bolsters orspring-blocks, which are generally used in this class of seats of theold or usual style.

This combination of the springs D D, bolts 0, flanged and slotted endpieces, 0 0, bottom A, and back B makes a cheap, strong, and verydurable seat, which can be manufactured in less time than the ordinarywooden seats of this description, and is, besides, more ornamental inappearance.

The several parts of the seat can be easily detached, if desired, forshipping, and are as easily put together.

Besides the nutted main bolts 0 6, (two on each side,) two or moreordinary wood-screws are inserted through countersunk perforations h inthe bottom and back flanges, a b, of the cast-iron end pieces, 0, forthe purpose of firmly connecting these to the bottom A and its back B.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States 1. The improved spring-seat forwagons herein shown and described, composed of the wooden bottom A,wooden back B, cast'iron ends 0 0, provided each with a bottom flange,a, slotted at d, front web, 0, and rear flange, b, nutted bolts e, andsprings D D, constructed and combined substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. A cast-metal end piece, 0, for wagonseats, made with alongitudinally-slotted laterally-projecting bottom flange, a, connecting-web or corner 0, and back flange, 7/, substantially as and for thepurpose herein shown and specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE W. MANLOVE, JR.

Witnesses:

S. B. MONTGOMERY, D. H. GLAss.

